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The Ministry of Health, Republic of Liberia will be launching a 4-day nationwide polio vaccination campaign.
In the African region, efforts to improve health and well-being are bearing fruit. Healthy life expectancy has increased from 45 to 55 years.
Mortality among newborn children declined, and under-five deaths dropped by 53% between 2000 and 2020.
Progress is due in no small part to ongoing efforts…
Zambia’s recent cholera outbreak demanded urgent action and oral cholera vaccination was a key aspect of Zambia’s multisectoral outbreak response.
Of the 1.8 million people targeted during the ten-day vaccination campaign, 98.5% were reached.
Niger is making great strides in the fight against tuberculosis and HIV, thanks to the one-stop-shop strategy implemented with support from WHO.
This approach allows patients co-infected with both diseases to benefit from integrated care at health facilities.
This reduces incidence of delayed…
Health is a fundamental human right, not a privilege. Every human being is entitled to affordable and quality healthcare services regardless of their location or status.
It is important to ensure that this right is respected and upheld, as all other human rights depend on it.
Let us work together…
Health is a fundamental human right, not a privilege. Every human being is entitled to affordable and quality healthcare services regardless of their location or status. It is important to ensure that this right is respected and upheld, as all other human rights depend on it. Let us work together…
During his 30 years as a community-based volunteer, Albert Nkhoma has witnessed his neighbourhood, Kalikiliki, in Zambia’s capital city Lusaka, grapple with public health challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic. More recently he worked tirelessly to support the response to the worst cholera…
Benin has made free surgical missions to outlying hospitals a central part of its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) strategy, with the aim of improving access to quality care for vulnerable populations. With support from WHO and the French Muskoka Fund, more than 3000 people have benefited.
Concerted efforts & collaboration by health workers, facilities & communities to end the cholera outbreak in #Zambia 🇿🇲 are paying off. Early detection & treatment are helping to curb the disease, resulting in continuous decline in cases & deaths.
Oral diseases are the most common illnesses in the African Region, affecting hundreds of millions of people every year, including children and the elderly. However, they can be prevented by simple methods, including fluoride toothbrushing and a healthy diet low in sugar and rich in fruit and…
Niger is making great strides in the fight against tuberculosis and HIV, thanks to the one-stop-shop strategy implemented with support from WHO. This approach allows patients co-infected with both diseases to benefit from integrated care at health facilities. This reduces incidence of delayed start…
Directors and WRs in WHO AFRO give their vision of what characterise a good assistant.